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Hello October

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October 1, 2019

Thor this morning at 6:46 am. We have plenty of leaves on the ground now

Every year is the same, I don’t want to admit to myself that I am excited about October, but since I moved to America it has turned into my second favorite month of the year (nothing beats July 🙂 ). Planted flowers in the cities are yellow, orange and red, there are pumpkins everywhere, houses are decorated with spooky Halloween stuff, adults can enjoy ‘October fest’ and there are lots of fun activities for kids (and adults) like apple picking, hayrides, pumpkin carving, haunted houses, and then of course there is Halloween to end this month. I know that a lot of these things are now a thing in Sweden as well, like Halloween and pumpkin carving, but I didn’t grow up with that. There is just this nice feeling about October. Usually here where we live the weather is still pretty nice and the trees are so pretty. It really does feel like fall here. I wish October lasted til May 😛

We have some plans for this month, not much but weekends are booked. Going in to nyc for Fall for Dance twice, I hope I get chances to go into the city to take dance classes and in a couple of weeks Jim’s brother is coming to visit. And next week I have acupuncture and then my first monthly blood test. The weather will stay this warm for a couple of more days it seems like but then by the weekend the colder temperatures are coming. So sweater weather, candles and snuggle under blankets are slowly coming:)

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Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown

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September 30, 2019

We had the most awesome weekend! I feel recharged and motivated!
We arrived in Sleepy Hollow around 11:30 am yesterday. We had decided to go explore the Rockwood Hall State Park becuase it’s right by the Hudson River. So nice to go for a walk and enjoy a park where there isn’t a billion people. So beautiful out there. There is another bigger park somewhat nearby but this park was right by the water and gave us a nice view.

Yield to the Headless Horse

I would have liked to stop and visit the cemetery from the story but since we had a nervous little guy in the car we didn’t want to stop too many times and be tourists. We drove by though, so I did see it. So after the Rockwood Hall we parked in the city of Sleepy Hollow, walked through and to a bar but it didn’t seem too dog friendly, so we walked back to the car to drive to a place in Tarrytown that J had looked up before, Horsefeathers, where we could sit with Thor outside. We both ordered burgers cause the waitress said that’s what they are known for. It was really good! T behaved better than normal, only a few barks once the food came.
After lunch we drove down to walk on the Scenic Hudson River Walk. It was very windy there and lots of people. Nice to be by the water but I prefer the Rockwood park.
We decided to drive into town and go to a coffee shop, Coffee Labs Roasters Inc, that I knew would accept Thor inside(it’s very rare that places accept dogs, at least here in America). This place was not only dog friendly, they also seem to take coffee really seriously. I ordered a latte with extra espresso and I got a teddy bear:) I enjoy latte art, I never really had time to practice that when I worked as a barista (I have worked at two very busy cafes) so I always created hearts for my customers or tried to make leaves that always ended up looking more like blobs haha.

Back home, T fell asleep on the couch in two seconds and J was watching the Bears game next to him. I was playing computer games for awhile. In the evening I rolled out my yoga mat in the bedroom. A little bit of gentle yoga and meditation felt nice after a long and active day. I looked at my phone this morning, it says we walked 7 miles yesterday, I am really impressed by our little 8 lbs fluff, I wonder if his legs are sore today.

Thor was being silly while we waited for our coffees at the cafe 😀

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Coffee by the water & a microchipped dog

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September 29, 2019

Good Morning and Happy weekend! How’s the weather where you live? We are having a really beautiful weekend so far! Yesterday we had 27 degrees and blue sky, I LOVE IT! We started the day by driving down to Harbor Point. We bought coffee at a little cafe, continued driving down, parked and walked to sit right by the water. What a beautiful morning! Thor was like a little toddler with ants in his pants, he didn’t really feel like sitting down too much, haha, but we still got a very relaxed time in the sun drinking coffee.

We only stayed for about an hour and then we had to head over to a new vet for Thor’s appointment to get him microchipped. T didn’t make a peep when the vet lady put the giant needle in his neck I am so proud of him! I was the one holding him so he wouldn’t move and I stared right at it to make sure it was done correctly, but Jim was standing a bit away looking the other direction. So now if T ever gets lost (oh I hope not!) and a rescue team finds him or if someone brings him in to a vet, they can reunite us. T can now also travel internationally. We aren’t really planning on bringing him anywhere (cause he doesn’t do well on planes) but in case we would like to he can now avoid quarantine.

Since we didn’t know if he was going to have any side effects (it’s rare that dogs get any but you’ll never know) we stayed with him most of the day. We went to the gym just for a little bit, then took T with us to a mexican place. After some chips and guac we continued to sit outside at Tigin. Such a hot day, it was nice to be outside. Back in the apartment we knew T was ok so we went to sit at the rooftop without him. So nice to just sit and do nothing. In the evening, J grilled us steaks, I then watched the Pearl Harbor movie and we went to bed somewhat early cause we have a full day planned today:)

Today is International Coffee Day, so this morning we went for a walk with Mr Fluff to get coffee. Jim is at the gym right now and once he is done we will bring some pellets, water and a travel dog bowl and drive to New York. We are going to explore Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. We have talked about this since we moved here so I’m excited to go today.

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10 years since I moved to Lisboa

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September 27, 2019

10 years ago, Sept 26 if I remember correctly, I arrived late at night at the airport in Lisbon after a 9 hour delay in Germany due to some strike. After getting my bag, a red headed Czech girl with a huge smile on her face came to meet me holding a sign with my name on it. Her flight had also been delayed. After having to sleep in the same bed (hahah so weird) at a hotel our very first night because our apartment wasn’t ready, we instantly became friends. Around lunchtime that first day, two Finish girls arrived and they too became our friends. School started and we met more awesome people we came to call friends. And through some new friends, I met other friends.
This was one of the best times of my life. Living abroad as an exchange student in Lisboa was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
If you get the chance to study abroad, take it!

And…8 years ago today Sept 27, I arrived in New York City after spending a summer in Sweden moving out and separating from a 10 year long relationship. My guts was telling me this was the right decision. With really high fever I asked the flight attendants as I was getting off the plane if I could have a painkiller so that I could get through security. Luckily I did even if I looked like shit. A couple of hours later I arrived in Brooklyn and was greeted by a person that I had met several times before but barely knew. This was the first day of our friendship. I love you Emma, thank you for letting me be your roommate (even if I was barely there) 🙂
The next day, I decided to put money on my $10 dollar crappy American phone and text a person I had met before I left nyc that summer. After a few texts we decided to meet that evening. With my high fever and all, I took the subway to Midtown to meet him for a late cup of coffee. That was the beginning of what’s now a happy marriage. Jimmy, thank you for being the person I want to spend the rest of my life with♥

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First Day of Fall

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September 23, 2019

The sunset on Thursday night

According to Google, today is First Day of Fall. There are actually plenty of leaves on the ground and trees has started to change color, but we still have warmer temperatures. This weekend we had 28 degrees and blue sky, real nice summer days. I do love fall though. The fall season is always very short in Sweden so it wasn’t until I moved here that I really started to love this season. In America fall also means pumpkins, Halloween, lots of decoration, pumpkin flavor added to exactly everything (coffee, beer, cookies, food, you name it) and Thanksgiving which has become one of my favorite holidays of the year. I can’t wait til when we have a house of our own and we can host Thanksgiving for both the American family but also invite the Swedish side. I picture us in the house that we like to build serving Jim’s turkey, some mashed potato, having pumpkin pie for dessert while we all watch football and I picture all the little cousins running around in the backyard and playing in the pool. And then I also picture an old Thor hunting for crumbs hoping to score some biscuits haha.

Even if I’m not ready for a new season, because it’s so nice and warm outside, I’m still secretly excited for a few things. Candles, snuggly blankets, sweaters and tea time. And then we can go straight to spring. I can do it without jackets, gloves and constantly frozen feet. Because of this years shitty baby story we have to suffer through one, two or more winters in the cold (I was hoping last year was the last one). I’m gonna enjoy the hell out of fall before winter now though haha. Who else is excited about fall?